“Did you get her to sleep?” Derpy asked.

“Yeah. She’s sleeping peacefully.” Rush smiled and nodded.”Awww...did she get you to read "Goodnight, Moon?" She asked.

“Yeah.”

“Rush, you really do make a good father figure for her, y’know that?” She said, smiling up at him.

“I don’t think I’m that good of a father figure…” Derpy took his hand, pulling him back onto the couch, saying,”Bah. If you won’t let me insult myself, I’ll do the same for you. You make a GREAT father figure to her. You’re smart, kind, caring, you never insult her unnecessarily, and you’re(almost) always eager to help her with whatever she needs.” She ended her minilogue by giving him a kiss, smiling. He smiled back and gently placed his hand on her cheek.

Derpy pulled back from the kiss, still smiling, and asked, ”So, weren't we going to watch a movie?”

Rush thought for a moment before saying, “Alien.”

She jerked her head back, shocked. “D-did you say...A-Alien? That’s the movie we’re going to watch?” He nodded.

“I've never seen it before, and I thought it’d be a good movie to watch.” He shrugged. Derpy nervously said, “W-well, I mean, I n-never, uh, never watch scary movies, b-but I can try and w-watch this one, I guess…”

Rush hugged her closer and comfortingly nuzzled her cheek, saying, “You aren't going to be watching it alone.” She looked up at him, smiling once again, before tackling him to the couch, nuzzling her cheek into his fluffy chest fur. “Mmm, so I get to watch this scary movie with a big, strong zebra holding me all the while?”

“Mmhm.” He smiled as he squeezed her close.

“Well, then, I think I can manage.”
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[Two hours later]

Derpy squeezed Rush, her eyes wide, her breathing heavy. “Why...did...we...watch...that?”

“It wasn't so bad…” Rush said softly as he squeezed her, gently kissing her forehead. She looked down at him, saying, “I don’t know about you, but that was terrifying for me…”

“Well, you were here, so I had nothing to worry about.” He smiled widely.

“Ugh...I need to do something after that...something mundane and safe…” Derpy said.

“How about dinner?” Rush offered as he nuzzled her. “Or we can sit here for a while.” Derpy smiled at his suggestions, saying, “Dinner sounds great! What should we make?”

Rush shrugged, “I dunno. Hmm… Why don’t we start with something simple like a salad?” Derpy thought for a moment, and said, “What about spaghetti? That’s simple, right?”

“Sure! Let’s make that!” Derpy giggled, saying, “Well, aren't you eager? Let’s go, then!” Rush smiled up at Derpy.

“Oh? So that means you’re going to get up right?” He asked. She smiled back at him and said, “Maybe...maybe not! You’ll just have to carry me, unless you can make me get up.” He chuckled as he leaned up and kissed her, pulling her closer while swinging his legs down off the couch and standing up with her in his arms, holding her to his chest.

Derpy’s eyes grew wide, a blush growing across her face. She then wrapped her legs around his waist, so as to get a better grip on him, putting her arms around his neck at the same time.

“There we g-.” Rush smiled and tried to say. Before he could, however, Derpy grabbed him and pulled him back into the kiss, moaning into his mouth. Rush closed his eyes and held her even tighter as he gently pressed his tongue against her soft lips.

She blushed even harder, opening her lips so their tongues could clash. He playfully wrestled his tongue against hers and started licking around her mouth. As she started taste him on her mouth, she stuck her hand up his shirt, feeling around the contours of his muscles. He tenderly caressed her rump and gently kneaded it as he further felt her soft skin against his stomach.

Derpy gasped, suddenly pulling back from the kiss, a line of saliva connecting their mouths. “W-we...uh...we have sp-spaghetti to m-make...r-right?” She asked.

“Um… yeah, right.” Rush nodded quickly as his face reddened slightly.

“Y-you can put me down now...I-I mean, if you want to, that is. You don’t have to. I...I like it here…” Derpy said, squeaking a bit.

“How… how about I carry you into the kitchen before I set you down?”

“I-I’d like that...”

Rush nodded and slowly (almost purposefully slow) carried her into the kitchen. As they made it into the kitchen, he set her down on the counter top, where she hesitantly unwrapped her legs from his waist and got down. “S-so, spaghetti, right? Should w-we only make, that, or should we make something to go with it?”

“Just the spaghetti.” Rush said quickly, it sounded almost like he wanted to get it over with quickly, so he could go back to holding her.

“Well, first we have to get the water boiling…”
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“Aaaaand...there!” Derpy said, Rush plating the spaghetti and sitting down.

“It looks really good!” Rush smiled as he sat down right beside her. Derpy blushed, saying, “Oh...it’s...it’s not that special, it’s just regular old spaghetti…”

Rush grabbed her hand gently while saying, “Hey… Don’t talk like that, It is special. You made it.” Derpy fidgeted, replying, “W-well...you made it too!” She said. He smiled and shook his head.

“L-let’s just eat, why don’t w-...huh? W-why’s there only one plate? Are you not gonna eat?” Rush’s smile grew and he suddenly pulled her onto his lap and nuzzled her cheek. “R-Rush? What’s- I- what are you doing?” She asked, confusion filling her face. He remained silent as he gently twirled some spaghetti onto a fork and slowly brought it to her mouth.

She ate the spaghetti, still confused, and tried to ask again, “What are you do-” He slowly twirled another bite and ate it himself before getting her another forkful. “You just relax and let me do the work.” He said softly as he fed her another bite of spaghetti.

Finally understanding what was going on, Derpy leaned back onto Rush, her head in the crook of his neck. “What did I ever do to deserve you, hmm?”

“Being you, for one.” Rush smiled as he fed both of them another bite. “And two… for being so beautiful.” Derpy stiffened, blushed, and said, “Stop iiiit…you know I hate it when you do that…”

“But it’s the truth.” Rush whispered.

Author's Notes:

Woah! Two chapters in two days, What?!
They may be a bit short, but hey, they work, don't they?
As always, credit to Patric12345 for being an amazing person and writing with me. And by "writing with me", I mean almost every other sentence is him.
Check his stuff out.
Shulk foresees a chapter,
~TOOWC